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22 March 2012

Thoughts on Food Styling & Photography

So, last year I purchased a fancy camera with intentions and high hopes
for doing some food styling for this blog. Yeah, well....

I had an epiphany this morning. I like to eat and cook food, I like to
grow it and pick it. I like to read about it and try new things. I am not a food stylist nor do I think I want to
be. I look at blogs that have lovely half eaten dishes, cutesy
tableware and hands holding the "bounty" of whatever and think "THAT is
just not me". I am a real person that is trying to keep the dog out of
the trash, a complete meal (hot, please) on the table that everyone
enjoys, laundry, gardening, a blog, running multiple businesses, paying
bills and possibly time for romance in my 23 year old marriage. I won't
mention children, parents, employees or political telephone calls.

I've decided I just want to share our food with you. Recipes that taste
great and get you interested in new foods, flavors or techniques. I
won't "highlight" any words for my recipes that will take you on a wild
goose chase, I won't have perfectly plated dishes or perfectly grown
vegetables, we have dishes that don't always match, weeds and bugs. I will snap a photo with my hands
holding the camera, not a "staging" area with lights and "props"....it's
like human modeling for food. Beautiful, but probably unrealistic in my realm.

I have a multitude of photographer friends that are amazing with a camera. I don't think I love photography enough to spend too much time on it, and I love food too much to let it grow cold or limp in pursuit of a lovely picture. It's all about balance.

If you're into food styling, great, go for it! I love to look at cookbooks, magazines, etc. Isn't life always about choosing what works and is right for you? I hope you enjoy my less than perfect attempts at food styling and the recipes I share. (Notice I didn't put any photos in this one! :))

About Me

This is my life; I am the owner of The Boulevard Market, a cheese and specialty food store in Tecumseh, MI. My husband is John and he is a cheesemaker and owner of Four Corners Creamery. John and I have three daughters, two cats and two little dogs. We love to travel, eat, drink wine and talk to people about their food passions!